A small device called My Spiroo could save lives. Spiroo is a peak flow meter, a small tube that measures your exhaled breath. Asthma sufferers can use it to send data to their doctors about potential problems and because it connects to a smartphone you can see your peak flow right on the screen.

Do you find USB cables annoying, plugging them in the wrong way half the time? So do I. There’s help on the way — a new USB 3.1 Type C cable that you can’t plug in wrong no matter what — it works like Apple’s reversible Lightning cables. Type C cables will be available later this year, eventually replacing all those clunky USB cables we struggle with now.

Robotics company Festo has created a small robotic kangaroo that mimics the movements of an actual kangaroo. Why? Because it’s cool and because it allows researchers to understand how to model real-life behavior using electronics.

Amazon launched its Fire TV streaming and gaming box, a thin black square with a quad-core processor inside. In addition to Amazon’s own Prime Instant Video, the $99 box streams Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora Radio and many others, and can be controlled by speaking into its remote control. It’s available now in the U.S. for $99.